Job Description

BenchSci is a remote first organization. At this moment, we are welcoming applicants from Canada, the US and the UK for this position.

BenchSci's vision is to help scientists bring novel medicine to patients 50% faster by 2025. We empower scientists to run more successful experiments with the world's most advanced, biomedical artificial intelligence software platform.
Backed by F-Prime, Inovia, Golden Ventures, and Google's AI fund, Gradient Ventures, we provide an indispensable tool for scientists that accelerates research at 16 top 20 pharmaceutical companies and over 4,300 leading academic centers. We're a certified Great Place to Work®, and top-ranked company on Glassdoor.

Our growing product design team is looking for an exceptional Senior Product Designer to create experiences that help scientists find and interact with the data on our platform. Your work will impact the way scientists do their research and accelerate their work.

What you’ll do:

• Create, iterate on, and deliver on end-to-end experiences from idea to launch: user flows, wireframes, prototypes, specifications, and visual designs for use in all stages of product development and maintenance
• Collaborate with our team’s scientists, engineers, and designers to come up with solutions that meet the business, technical, and user needs
• Work closely with our users to discover their needs, test, and validate design solutions
• Use strong communication skills to present, articulate, and explain design recommendations and decisions within cross-functional teams and to stakeholders
• Utilize user data and customer feedback in your design process with support from analytics and user research
• Work with the development team to ensure designs are implemented per specifications
• Work autonomously to deliver projects within timelines
• Follow trends and best-practices in digital product design, and ensure that BenchSci tracks them closely in our platform designs
• Play an ongoing role in developing guidelines and design systems, and advocate for the consistent use of design standards across experiences

Who we’re looking for:

• 4+ years experience in product design
• A demonstrated history of product design work with complex data requirements
• Experience with or ability to learn scientific and engineering terminology
• A portfolio demonstrating high quality commercial product design
• Excellent skills in low and high fidelity UX and UI design, prototyping, and design documentation
• Familiarity with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong written and verbal communication; you can clearly articulate the rationale behind your design decisions, and express complex ideas and concepts with simplicity
• Experience collaborating in a cross-functional team to deliver high-quality work while advocating for visual design, brand, and user experience consistency
• Deep understanding of design principles, user experience, interaction design, and visual design, standards and best practices for responsive web
• You think like a scientist - question your assumptions and strive for data-driven decisions

Bonus points for:

• Background in life sciences, psychology, or engineering is a strong asset
• Proficient in HTML, CSS, and can explain how your designs will be implemented with code

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive salary with company benefits from day one
• Dedicated learning and development budget (conferences, courses, etc.)
• An opportunity to help transform and improve scientific research with a fun, energetic, and supportive team
• Quarterly team events, annual retreats, and regular lunch and learns
• Fully stocked kitchen with healthy snacks
• Onsite gym and showering facilities
• Casual dress code in a creative office environment (we have our own botanist!)
• Office located in the heart of downtown Toronto (College/Bathurst)

Please provide a link to your portfolio along with your application.

Benefits and Perks:
An engaging remote-first culture
A competitive compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
Comprehensive health and dental benefits
Emphasis on mental health with $2500 CAD (or equivalent in your country’s currency) for Psychologist, Social Worker, or Psychotherapist services
Three weeks of vacation plus an additional day for every completed year
Unlimited flex time to use toward sick days, personal days, religious holidays, birthdays and appointments
Additional time-off: 2 weeks for Winter Holidays, every other Friday in July and August, your birthday, and more!
Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
A $2000 CAD (or equivalent in your country’s currency) Annual Learning & Development budget
A $1000 CAD (or equivalent in your country’s currency) work from home allowance to make your home setup perfect for you
A lifestyle spending account for employees to receive reimbursement for eligible expenses related to wellness, lifestyle and productivity $2500 CAD (or equivalent in your country’s currency) per year

Our Culture:
At BenchSci, we’re committed to cultivating an inspiring, inclusive, and equitable work environment for high performing, ego-free, self-starting individuals with a growth mindset, who enjoy the challenge of solving hard problems. We recognize that everyone here is a person first and an employee second. We want people to feel cared for and supported to bring the best versions of themselves to work and help the company achieve its mission. We believe culture is critical to success and invest accordingly.
We live and promote our FASTT values of Focused, Advancement with Speed, Tenacity, and Transparency. We work hard to maintain an engaging, supportive environment where everyone can do their best work. To learn more, read our culture deck.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We believe that improving diversity, equity and inclusion is our collective responsibility, and this belief guides our DEI journey. To learn more, read about our DEI initiatives.

Accessibility Accommodations:
BenchSci provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

BenchSci is a remote first organization. At this moment, we are welcoming applicants from Canada, the US and the UK for this position.

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